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From:
sisyphus
Date:
June 12, 2019 14:12
Subject:
Re: "perl -V"' output always lists "USE_PERL_ATOF" ??
Message ID:
CADZSBj1yXURBHf1=QSDde7gE1kD=a3Z4BR0+mVgjZ4Msfq4U4g@mail.gmail.com
Thanks.
I've tested, and I can verify that does remove  "USE_PERL_ATOF" from the
"perl -V" output.

But does configuring perl-5.30.0 with the "-Accflags=-DUSE_PERL_ATOF=0"
argument alter perl's functionality in any way ?

Cheers,
Rob

On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 10:41 PM Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker <ilmari@ilmari.org>
wrote:

> sisyphus <sisyphus359@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Hi,
> > Is it possible to build perl 5.30.0 such that "perl -V" output does NOT
> > specify "USE_PERL_ATOF" ?
> >
> > If not, then the obvious question is "Why do we bother specifying it ?"
>
> Looking at the comments and code in perl.h, you can disable it by
> passing -Accflags=-DUSE_PERL_ATOF=0 to Configure.
>
> - ilmari
> --
> "The surreality of the universe tends towards a maximum" -- Skud's Law
> "Never formulate a law or axiom that you're not prepared to live with
>  the consequences of."                              -- Skud's Meta-Law
>

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